Castile
People v. Castile
Opinion
Lead Opinion
Allen, J.
The defendant was convicted of the crime of robbery, alleged to have been committed by him and his co-defendant, Silas Castile, upon one Morris Ellis. Prom the judgment and an order denying a new trial he appeals.
In this ease, as in the case of Silas Castile (People v. Castile, ante, p. 487, [ 86 Pac. 745 ]), the contention of the appellant is that the judgment and order should be reversed on the ground of the insufficiency of the evidence in support of the judgment. The chain of facts -and circumstances relied upon to establish the identity of the person, each material fact and circumstance so relied upon] were so established from the evidence as to justify the verdict of the jury. The court did not err in admitting evidence over the objection of defendant with reference to certain looking-glasses, alarm clock and piece of buckskin found in possession of the defendant and which witnesses testified were taken from Ellis at the time of the robbery. This evidence was admissible for the purpose of identifying the defendant, and while they were not specified in the complaint as being articles so taken from him, evidence was properly received in relation thereto as tending to…